English

Adjective

hornyhanded ‎(comparative more hornyhanded, superlative most hornyhanded)

1. Alternative form of horny-handed
   • 2010, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr. & ‎Erwin H. Austin, The Golden Age of Homespun, ISBN 0801475988, page 237:

     The pitchfork remains one of the hand tools that no invention can ever wholly replace, and I suppose that unborn generations of men will grow hornyhanded and weary in its use.

   • 2012, Emile Guillaumin, The Life of a Simple Man, ISBN 1611682266:

     He was so fond of drink, that he would shamelessly accept the contemptuous hospitality of hornyhanded workmen.

   • 2013, Laurie Penman, The Clock Repairer's Handbook, ISBN 1628730706, page 285:

     The mark is made with a tap from a light hammer, although I have known hornyhanded markers who did it with simple hand pressure.